Rawan Damen – ARIJ18

Combating Harrasment – Abuse and misuse of power inside the Arab Media Industry

webmaster — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:04:12 +0000

This session will introduce a consortium, to be launched in 2021 as a new project entitled “I Will Not Stay Silent” that will give priority to protection of the affected journalism community from sexual exploitation and abuse, fraud and corruption, and abuse of power from any media personnel within the media or social media environment; to work towards preventing this from happening. Facebook journalism, IWFM, WAN IFRA, SAFE IREX and ARIJ will discuss the needs and opportunities to better combat harassement, abuse and misuse of power inside the Arab Media industry.

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ARIJ20 Launch

webmaster — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:01:59 +0000

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Investigative Organizations: Common Challenges

webmaster — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:14:58 +0000

Independent media outlets, investigative journalism centres and fact-checking projects all face a host of management and viability issues on top of the difficult work of reporting and fact-checking the news. After over a decade working with independent media outlets, Settles will discuss the key obstacles and challenges in media management and sustainability. The discussion will feature some of the special experiences faced by media trying to report on and survive during the coronavirus pandemic. Questions are welcome and discussion is encouraged.

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Distance Learning: A New Way To Train Or A Waste Of Money?

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 08:22:13 +0000

Journalists have begun exploring online training. Questions remain about how much learning depends on the physical presence of a teacher, but ARIJ has had major successes with distance learning in investigative journalism. In February the American University of Beirut and International Media Support will launch a basic journalism curriculum intended for reporters in closed areas such as Yemen, Gaza, and Syria. This panel, made up of pioneers in the field, will discuss best practices and lessons learned. University lecturers and journalism students will get tips and tricks, and hear about different forms of distance learning.

Step by Step: How to Fact-Check Correctly

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:42:29 +0000

If you are sick and tired of misinformation and disinformation, can’t figure out who to trust and feel like fake news is everywhere this session will give you better tools to sort truth from fiction and guide you in sorting out facts, weighing information and more reliably verifying news online and off.

The Art of Pitching

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:39:39 +0000

You have a great story idea, but can’t interest your editors in it. What’s going wrong? This workshop gives practical tips, skills and advice for every step of your investigative story pitch. From research, to proposal-writing, to setting up a meeting with an editor, and pitching directly to a commissioner.

Life On The Edge

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:02:15 +0000

Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt, and the Post’s head of editorial pages of international affairs Karen Attieh in a recorded message to ARIJ 2018 Forum delegates talk about slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including his character, his working relationship with the Post, and the global protest and grief that following his assassination Oct. 2. After them, Khaled Harouji, ARIJ coach and former deputy chief editor at Yemen’s Al-Thawar newspaper; Lina Attala, chief editor at Mada Masr; and Lina Chawaf, chief editor at Radio Rozana, will talk about challenges journalists are facing in Yemen, Egypt and Syria. Rana Sabbagh, executive director of ARIJ will talk about the challenges ARIJ faced in reporting on much of the Arab world in the past year. This session is moderated by Rawan Damen, ARIJ coach and independent filmmaker and media trainer.